Car-coupling



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GAR COUPLING.

No. 334,169. Patented Jan. 12, 1886. E15

' UNITED STATES- PATENT OFFICE.

DAVID MOO. HARRIS, OF DOUGLASS, KANSAS.

CAR-COUPLING.

SPECIFICATIONforming part of Letters Patent No. 334,169, dated January12, 1886.

Application filed June 18, 1885. Serial No. 169,101. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, D. MOO. HARRIS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Douglass, in the county of Butler and State of Kansas, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Oar-Couplers; and I dodeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to car-couplings; and it consists in the detailedconstruction and combination of the parts hereinafter fully describedand claimed, whereby the cars may be automatically coupled by runningthem together and uncoupled from either end of the train.

My invention also consists in the detailed construction of the coupling,which is made of two forms, a part being made doubleheaded and securedto the tender or car in such a manner that either head may be adjustedand brought in position to correspond with and engage that part of thecoupling with which the next car may be provided, all as more fullyhereinafter set forth and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a side view of the fore partof a train of cars supplied with my couplings. Fig. 2 is aplan view ofthe same, showing the cars partly in section. Fig. 3 is a longitudinalsection through a coupling when detached, the position of the parts whenjoined together being shown in dotted lines. Fig. 4 is an end view ofone of the couplings, showing the springcatch and lever for working it,also thespringlever for holding it in position. Fig. 5 is a plan view ofthe same. Fig. 6 is a longitudinal section through one of the joints ofthe uncoupling-rods and the trip-bracket,' also showing a plan view ofthe same. Fig. 7 shows detail views of the releasing-lever.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all thefigures.

A is a bumper-block pivoted in the framing at one end of each car, andprovided with a coupling-hook, a, pivoted within it upon the pin a.

B is thebumper-block,attached to the oppooted midway of its ends on acommon pivot.

The bumper O is similar to bumper B, and is provided with a similarhook, so that when two similar bumpers are presented and are likely tocome together one may be turned, and thus present an unlike or couplingsection that will engage with and couple the cars when run together.

Dis a lever for holding either of the bumpers A or G in position. It ispivoted on the pin (2 to the framing of the car, and is provided withthe spring (1".

The hook to within bumper A is provided with a projection, to, and apin, a.

E is a spring, which keeps the hook a depressed when the cars areuncoupled.

F is a trigger pivoted in the bumper A on the pin f, and provided withstops f and f".

G is a spring for keeping the trigger F pressed backward.

H is a lever pivoted on the pin it in the bracket h, which is secured tothe frame-work of the car. The lever H can be operated from either endof the train by mechanism hereinafter more fully described. It serves topush forward the trigger F and uncouple the cars.

Vhen the cars are uncoupled, the pin a rests against the stop f and theprojection a is raised. When the cars are pushed together, the head ofhook b strikes projection a pushes it down until the pin a comes againstthe stops f, the upper end of the trigger being at the same time thrownback by the action of spring G. The lever H uncouples the cars bypushing forward the trigger and releasing pin a from contact with stopsf. The'spring E then forces up the projection of and depresses the hook.

In order that the lever H may be worked from either end of the train, itis provided with arms extendingin opposite directions on either side ofits fulcrum, each of which is provided with a pin, h*, and with anuncoupling-rod, I.

As both of the uncoupling-rods are exactly alike in construction,I willconfine the description to one of them. Each uncoupling-rod I is made insections and provided with hooks iat the end of each section, so they(the said hooks) will automatically engage when the cars are broughttogether.

J is the trip-bracket for uncoupling the rods.

K is a 16V61,Whi0h may be pivoted at either end of the train, and isconnected to one of the uncoupling-rods I by means of the arm 70 and thepin la. The arm is is provided with teeth It", so that its position withregard to the pin may be adjusted as required. \Vhen the lever K isdrawn back so as to pull upon one of the uncoupling-rods, the lever H ispushed forward against the trigger F and uncouples the cars, ashereinbefore described. The continued movement of the uncoupling-rod inthe direction of the arrow, Fig. 6, brings both the hooksiinto contactwith the trip portion of thebracket J, which thrusts them apart anduncouples them.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, 1s

1. In a car-conpling, the combination of the bumper A,pivoted upon thepin and provided with the hook a, and trigger F, and springs E andG,with the bumper C, also pivoted on a pin and adapted to beinterchanged for bumper A, and the lever D, and spring 01' for holdingeither of said bumpers in position, substantially as shown anddescribed.

2. In a car'coupling, the combination of bumper A, provided with book a,trigger F, springs E and G, the interchangeable bumper G, the bumper B,having hook b, the lever H for working trigger F, and an uncoupling-rodconnected with said lever, substantially as shown and described.

3. In a car-coupling, the combination of an uncoupling-rod made insections and provided with hooked ends, the lever K for working saidrod, and the trip-bracketJ for disjointing the sections of the rod,substantially described and shown.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

DAVID Moo. HARRIS.

Vitnesses:

\V. STAPLETON, L. D. STONE.

